Sentences with phrase «about seabird»

From puffins and gulls to auks and albatrosses, satellite tracking is filling in crucial gaps about seabirds — and could save them, shows a masterly book

Guided kayak paddles are offered by outfitters such as Santa Barbara Adventure Company, with expert naturalists not only helping you maneuver the ocean in your kayak (all gear is provided; experienced strongly recommended), but also pointing out amazing features, such as hidden coves and caves, and sharing information about seabirds, seals, and other island residents.

Racano's complaints include what effect the turbines» vibrations may have on fish, whales and sharks, and he worries about seabirds that can be killed after hitting the turbines» blades or have their migratory patterns disrupted.

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Come and learn about beautiful pelagic birds, and see if you might want to join the crew of seabird monitors she sends out every year to keep track of them!

Come to Joppa on April 11 for a lecture by Ann - Marie Runfola about the Stellwagen Sanctuary Seabird Stewards (S4) Program, an inspiring citizen science initiative that monitors seabirds off the coast of Massachusetts.

At the interactive, hands - on training session you will learn how seabirds, and particularly beached birds, fit into marine conservation, be introduced to bird identification using Beached Birds: A COASST Field Guide, have the opportunity to try out your ID skills, and learn everything you need to know about how to conduct a COASST survey.

About one - fifth of the time, the birds altered their ascent to go after young fish hiding among the jellyfish, the seabird specialist and his colleagues report online in Biology Letters.

And what he means is that marine mammals and fish and seabirds concentrate unique chemical clues about the ocean and what lives in it, within their tissues.

It killed about 50,000 seabirds and eight sea otters, and polluted 100,000 square kilometres of tidal marshes.

Indeed, their literature review found that sulphur - seeking seabirds consumed plastic about six times as often as those that don't seek it out.

Bill has conducted a number of «plankton to predator» studies in the California Current large marine ecosystem, and has written about climate effects on seabirds, marine mammals and fish.

As well as seeing these magnificent creatures you'll likely see seabirds, dolphins, sharks, tuna, giant squid and seals, and watch and learn as scientists gather information about the orcas, collecting whale photo identification, towing underwater cameras and recording the orcas» vocalisations.

The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports about 3.5 million breeding seabirds of 13 species.

Pembrokeshire About Blog Skokholm Island is an internationally important seabird haven, was Britain's first Bird Observatory and is an amazing place to experience migration.

Anacapa Island, located only about 11 mi (18 km) from the urbanized coast of Southern California, provides critical habitat for seabirds, pinnipeds such as California sea lions, and several endemic plants and animals.

Visit Seabirds for more information about restoration activities in the park.

Visit Seabirds to learn more about these restoration efforts

Learn more about the region at the visitor center or by chatting with the rangers, and expect to see wildlife, from harbor seals, seabirds in the warmer months and migrating gray whales.

One thing you MUST understand about Anacapa Island camping is there are THOUSANDS of seabirds and you are THEIR guest.

But experts who've been counting the seabirds there say their numbers have fallen by about a third in five years.

Marine biologists have for decades been warning about the state of the world's oceans, and seabird populations are one measure of ocean health.

This monitored population added up to about 19 % of the global count of seabirds and showed a grim decline.

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with less than 0.1 percent of the state's land area, provide breeding grounds for 90 percent of its seabirds, about 6 million of them, representing some 20 species.

As tragic as the images of dead seabirds are, scientists studying the environmental consequences of the Gulf spill are most concerned about the effects on the ecosystem that could take years to begin showing up.

Pembrokeshire About Blog Skokholm Island is an internationally important seabird haven, was Britain's first Bird Observatory and is an amazing place to experience migration.